I was then invited to absolutely demolish a series of AI opponents using one of several basic decks that you can use in the single-player challenges, which extend beyond the tutorial stages and into the larger game. I was taken through a standard tutorial which taught me the very basics of the game, from how to assign an active Pokémon to evolution, which turned out to be short and sweet - to my great delight and surprise. Nonetheless, once you’ve managed to overcome those particularly garish hurdles, then you discover that Pokémon TCG Online is an excellent tool for learning the ropes. The Pokémon TCG app is an excellent tool for learning the ropes. Even when you’ve managed to create an account you can still experience issues - Dicebreaker editor-in-chief Matt continues to struggle with logging into his account, despite requesting multiple verification emails. Creating a profile for the app is far from intuitive either, as you have to go onto a website separate from the app itself to complete the process. Its design and art style look like they both belong to a free browser game from the mid-2000s, rather than the official digital version of one of the most popular trading card games in existence. Pokémon TCG Online has proven to be a really accessible entry-point for someone who isn’t hugely versed in trading card games and whose knowledge of Pokémon, up to this point, hasn’t really extended beyond the mainline video games and Pokémon: The First Movie - the latter of which I’d prefer to forget.Ĭertainly, the initial impression that the Pokémon TCG Online app gives is far from appealing. Luckily enough, the Pokémon TCG Online app has provided me with the perfect way of getting to grips with things like the basic rules, deck creation and competitive play. Where do you begin with a game that’s had nigh on three decades to become more bloated than a Snorlax with a gluten intolerance? Not to mention the multitude of issues players are currently facing with hordes of scalpers scooping up any and all Pokémon cards that they can find, which is subsequently resulting in some extremely expensive Pokémon cards, and shipping delays making it very difficult to get ahold of booster packs and the like.
Despite my passion for all things Pokémon - which drove me to stand in a line of children at a Build-A-Bear shop just to get a plush Charmander - I’ve only recently started playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game.Ĭonsidering that the beloved card game has been receiving new expansions and mechanics for almost 30 years now, it’s easy to come to the Pokémon TCG with a certain feeling of trepidation. Ever since my parents made the grave error of gifting me a Game Boy, a cartridge of Pokémon Blue and a bright green t-shirt with the words “Attraprez-les tous!” - or Gotta Catch ‘em All! - emblazoned on the front, I’ve had a great affection for the franchise.
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